Luke 10:38-42
Martha Mary & Margin OVERCOMING OVERLOAD
Mary FOCUSED RELAXED UNCONCERNED PRESENT
Martha DISTRACTED ANXIOUS TROUBLED DISTANT
Margin THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE BEYOND WHAT’S NECESSARY
Margin SABBATH TITHING HARVESTING
Observations on Margin
MARGIN STARTS WITH WHAT WE VALUE Matt 6:33
WITHOUT MARGIN, STRESS INCREASES AND RELATIONSHIPS SUFFER Matt 11:28-29
SAYING NO TO GOOD THINGS LETS US SAY YES TO BETTER THINGS Eph 5:15-17
MARGIN IS OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR SINFULNESS Matt 11:19
JESUS ISN’T IMPRESSED BY MARGINLESNESS Matt 7:21-23
Helpful Questions
WHAT ARE SOME SPECIFIC STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO REDUCE STRESS IN YOUR LIFE?
HOW HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR INTIMACY WITH GOD AND OTHERS DECREASE AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH MARGIN?
WHAT ARE YOU PLACING BEFORE GOD?
HOW CAN YOU PUT GOD FIRST THIS WEEK?
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